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Navigating Ambulance Deserts and Their Impacts on Public Health

GPPR Health Policy Senior Podcast Editor Jazlyn Gallego (MPM ’24) speaks with Rob Lawrence, Executive Director of the California Ambulance Association and Director of Strategic Implementation for PRO EMS. In this podcast, Lawrence reflects on the existence of ambulance deserts that have been recently exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.       Check out more podcasts from the […]

Black American Populations and Drug Overdose Death Rates in the United States

Introduction The opioid crisis is affecting countless Americans nationwide as drug overdose death rates significantly increase. Opioid intake disproportionately impacts people of color from low socioeconomic backgrounds. For instance, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, among men, Black or African Americans are the most likely to die from an overdose (NCDAS, 2023).  […]

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